Moller International Skycar Could Let Army Do More in Afghanistan with Fewer Soldiers

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Thu Oct 8, 2009 8:00am EDT

DAVIS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Moller International (the "Company") (OTCBB:MLER) is pleased to announce today
that its Skycar technology has gained ground within the military for its use in
high-tech, demanding battlefield applications like those in Afghanistan.
"Afghanistan is not Iraq," stated Lieutenant Colonel James Thomas, 304th SB, 3rd
Expeditionary Sustainment Command. "The MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected)
vehicle that turned the tide of battle in Iraq will have much less impact in
Afghanistan," he continued in a recently issued white paper entitled Winning an
Asymmetric War with Skycars. This report, directed to the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA), spelled out the numerous advantages the Skycar
aircraft could offer the military in its effort to win the war in Afghanistan. 

"Poor and unimproved roads and rugged terrain severely limit the use of the
MRAP. The Moller Skycar provides a more cost effective, highly maneuverable,
lethal and safe platform for the 21st century soldier to dominate and win in an
Asymmetric Warfare Environment. The Skycar will become the MRAP vehicle of
Afghanistan. The ability to safely and rapidly employ soldiers on the
battlefield enables us to exercise economy of force on the battlefield, doing
more with fewer soldiers." 

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas is not the first voice within the military to suggest
the use of the Skycar in improving maneuverability on the battlefield. In an
article titled A Revolutionary Vehicle for the Future, Colonel Larry Harman,
then Vice Director of the Combat Service Support Battle Laboratory at Fort Lee,
Virginia, discusses the Skycar`s military version referred to as the LAMV
(pronounced "lam-vee"), or light aerial multipurpose vehicle. 

"(The) LAMV will benefit the Army`s battlefield distribution concept
tremendously because it will be able to move commodities rapidly when and where
they are needed across a widely dispersed battle space. Both air and ground main
supply routes (MSR`s) would exist throughout the battle space," he goes on to
say. 

"Without any doubt, this technological innovation will succeed internationally
in the private, commercial, and military sectors. I hope that the U.S. Army will
be the first army in the world to embrace and exploit this technology. But
sooner rather than later, this aerial vehicle technology will affect all of our
lives. It is just over the horizon." 

About Moller International 

Moller International is a fully reporting public company (OTCBB: MLER) that
developed and flight-tested a utility or recreational, two-passenger VTOL
aircraft called the Neuera. This was followed by the development and initial
flight-testing of a four-passenger VTOL aircraft called the Skycar. The Skycar
has the potential to provide an airborne alternative to a significant portion of
the miles now traveled by automobile. Both aircraft use the Company`s Rotapower
rotary engine, designed specifically for applications requiring high power along
with low weight, volume, hazardous emissions, fuel consumption and cost per
horsepower. 

The Skycar and Neuera have been featured on a number of TV programs including
CBS 60 Minutes "Highway In The Sky", NBC`s Today Show "Today`s American Story",
and History Channel`s "Greatest Movie Gadgets: Then and Now." 

Skycar, Neuera and Rotapower are trademarks of Moller International in the USA
and other countries. 

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Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
which may cause a company's actual results in the future to differ materially
from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other
things, the company's ability to attract qualified management, raise sufficient
capital to execute its business plan, and effectively compete against similar
companies. 

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Moller International
Bruce Calkins, General Manager, 530-756-5086, ext. 33
or
Paul Moller, President, 530-756-5086, ext. 17 

Copyright Business Wire 2009

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